Imagine rinsing fresh garden broccoli, cabbage, kale, cauliflower or Brussels sprouts, only to observe green caterpillars squirming in the water below. You battle these critters from spring until your ...
Moths and butterflies are in the Order Lepidoptera and just part of the world’s million plus species of insects. In North ...
Plants in the cabbage family are among the most favorite crops to grow in a typical vegetable garden. They are often referred to as cole crops. The most popular include cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, ...
If you've spotted holes in your cabbage, kale, or lettuce plants, you may be dealing with cabbage worms. Here's what to do to save your veggie crops.
The diamondback moth (DBM), Plutella xylostella, is one of the most destructive insect pests of cole crops (prefers cabbage, cauliflower, kale, and broccoli). Globally, the annual management cost of ...
These moths can be pests and defoliate parts of forests. Moths in general are fairly harmless, though many of the loopers like to live in your garden, especially cabbage moths that not only decimate ...
Person holding cabbage worms after picking them off a cabbage plant - Elena Shishkina/Shutterstock Although many of us are looking for ways to attract butterflies to the garden, some of the species we ...